Honored to be featured on the AAPI Heritage Month Calendar ๐ŸŒธ

Left to Right: Daniel Tarica, General Manager, Department of Cultural Affairs; me (Wakana Kimura); Mayor Karen Bass, City of Los Angeles

Dear Friends,
็š†ใ•ใพใธ

I hope this email finds you well and in good health and spirits!
Itโ€™s been a whileโ€”Iโ€™ve mostly been offline, taking time away from social media to focus deeply on my physical work and real life.

ใ”็„กๆฒ™ๆฑฐใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ใŠๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใงใ„ใ‚‰ใฃใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
ใƒใƒƒใƒˆ็’ฐๅขƒใ‚’้›ขใ‚Œใ€ไฝœๅ“ๅˆถไฝœใ‚„ๅฎŸ็”Ÿๆดปใซ้›†ไธญใ™ใ‚‹ๆ™‚้–“ใŒๅคšใใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

I am writing to share something Iโ€™m truly honored by: my artwork โ€œCHARACTERโ€ is featured on the cover of this yearโ€™s AAPI Heritage Month Calendar and Cultural Guide, presented by the City of Los Angeles.

ๆœฌๆ—ฅใฏไน…ใ—ใถใ‚Šใซใ”ๅ ฑๅ‘Šใ—ใŸใ„ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใŠ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚็งใฎไฝœๅ“ ใ€ŒCHARACTERใ€ ใ‚’ใ€ใƒญใ‚ตใƒณใ‚ผใƒซใ‚นๅธ‚ไธปๅ‚ฌใฎAAPI Heritage Month ใ‚ซใƒฌใƒณใƒ€ใƒผ๏ผ†ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒ‰ใฎ่กจ็ด™ใซ้ธใ‚“ใงใ„ใŸใ ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

On May 2nd, I had the privilege of speaking at City Hall during the opening ceremony of AAPI Heritage Month. Iโ€™m deeply grateful to the Department of Cultural Affairs and the City Council for this meaningful recognition.

5ๆœˆ2ๆ—ฅใซใ€AAPI Heritage Month ใฎ้–‹ๅน•ๅผๅ…ธใŒใƒญใ‚ตใƒณใ‚ผใƒซใ‚นๅธ‚ๅบ่ˆŽใง่กŒใ‚ใ‚Œใ€ๅ…‰ๆ „ใซใ‚‚ใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใจใ—ใฆ็™ปๅฃ‡ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅฝขใง่ฉ•ไพกใ‚’ใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใŸใ“ใจใ€ใƒญใ‚ตใƒณใ‚ผใƒซใ‚นๆ–‡ๅŒ–ๅฑ€๏ผˆDCA๏ผ‰ใชใ‚‰ใณใซๅธ‚่ญฐไผšใฎ็š†ๆง˜ใซๅฟƒใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅพก็คผ็”ณใ—ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚


Thank you for posting this, LA CityView35!
The full official story is now available on YouTube!

Watch here: https://youtu.be/x7CQ2pfrAK0?feature=shared&t=60
Huge thanks to the amazing team who captured the day so beautifully.
Happy AANHPI Heritage Month!

Camera: Alex Jimenez
Audio: Cebren Benson
Editor: Briana Jimenez

โ€œCHARACTERโ€ is a large-scale, nine-panel painting that reflects my lifelong pursuit of the โ€œvoidโ€โ€”the space between people, cultures, and momentsโ€”and transforms it into a visible connection.


ใ€ŒCHARACTERใ€ใฏใ€็งใŒๅธธใ€…่ฟฝใ„ๆฑ‚ใ‚ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ŒVoid๏ผˆใƒดใ‚ฉใ‚คใƒ‰๏ผ‰ใ€ใ‚’ๅฝขใซใ—ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™ใ€‚ไบบใจไบบใ€ๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใจๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใ€็žฌ้–“ใจ็žฌ้–“ใฎ้–“ใซๅญ˜ๅœจใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ฆ–่ฆšๅŒ–ใ—ใŸใ€9้ขๆง‹ๆˆใฎๅคงไฝœใงใ™ใ€‚ 

Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us, and to those walking with me through art.
ๅฝ“ๆ—ฅไผšๅ ดใซใŠ่ถŠใ—ใใ ใ•ใฃใŸ็š†ใ•ใพใ€ใใ—ใฆๆ—ฅใ€…ใ€ไฝœๅ“ใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆๅ…ฑใซๆญฉใ‚“ใงใใ ใ•ใ‚‹็š†ใ•ใพใซใ€ๅฟƒใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ‚’็”ณใ—ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚

I would appreciate your continued support!
ๅผ•ใ็ถšใๅฟœๆดใ„ใŸใ ใ‘ใพใ™ใจๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
 

Warmly, 
Wakana Kimura 

Wakana Kimura